Euro Nymphs

Euro nymphs (including Czech, French, and Spanish styles) are tied sleek and weighted to get down fast. Paired with short-line or tight-line approaches, these flies help you hook more fish in swift currents and deeper runs.

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ASB Smacker

The ASB Smacker brings anti-static bag material from stillwater fishing to the rivers. This unique euro nymph features a subtle dual-luster body that adds flash without being overbearing, making it…

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Baetis Max

The Baetis Max is a tailwater fish tamer designed for pressured trout that see countless flies daily. The CDC collar creates subtle movement while veiling the tinsel body underneath, allowing flash…

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Blowtorch Nymph

A highly effective Euro nymph designed as an attractor with a sleek profile, vibrant hot spot, and subtle movement from its CDC collar. It excels in fast water and is effective in Euro nymph setups.

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Bomb-Drop Midge Larva

The Bomb-Drop Midge Larva was created for anglers who need a more realistic midge larva imitation that can get down fast or be used in a Euro rig. Its slim profile gives this pattern its name, as it…

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Bread and Butter

The Bread and Butter is a versatile jig-style euro nymph that has earned its name by consistently producing fish across a wide range of conditions. This Trident Fly Fishing pattern combines classic…

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CDC French Jig

The CDC French Jig has burst onto the scene as perhaps the best dropper fly for dry-dropper rigs. This pattern became so popular at the Fly Fish Food shop in Idaho Falls that guides would come in and…

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CDC Frenchie

The CDC Frenchie is a modern variation of Lance Egan's popular Frenchie pattern that adds a CDC collar for enhanced movement and attraction. Designed by Cheech from Fly Fish Food, this euro nymph…

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Code Cracker - PMD Nymph

A simplified PMD nymph pattern designed by Cheech that eliminates the complexity of traditional split-case mayfly imitations. The foam wing case provides excellent visibility and creates a realistic…

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Countach Nymph - Jig

Named after the legendary Lamborghini sports car, the Countach Nymph is a sleek, fast-sinking euro nymph designed for competition fishing. The classic pheasant tail body combined with a hare's ear…

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Czech Catnip

The Czech Catnip is an effective and versatile pattern that works exceptionally well in a variety of water conditions. It is known for its realistic silhouette and enticing movement that consistently…

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Doctor's Sweetmeat Caddis

The Doctor's Sweetmeat Caddis is a modern Euro-style caddis pupa pattern designed by Garrison Doctor, a Boulder, Colorado artist and accomplished fly tier. This jigged pattern features a durable wire…

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Dread Tag Jig

The Dread Tag Jig is a highly effective euro nymph that can be tied very quickly using pre-tied rabbit dread material. This pattern demonstrates cool techniques including creating a hare's ear rope…

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Durable Squirmy Wormy

A simple yet highly effective worm imitation designed by Cheech that features a durable, uniform body made from silicone squirmy material. The key to creating a uniform body is demonstrated in the…

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Egan's Blue Dart

Egan's Blue Dart is a competition-style euro nymph designed by Lance Egan specifically for blue-winged olive hatches. The kingfisher blue dubbing and opalescent ribbing create a flashy, attractive…

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Egan's Frenchie

Lance Egan's modern Euro nymph blends the proven Pheasant Tail design with a hot spot collar and Coq de Leon tail for added attraction. The tungsten bead gets it down fast in heavy currents, while…

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Egan's GTi Caddis

Lance Egan's GTi Caddis is a sleek, fast-sinking caddis larva imitation designed for Euro nymphing. The caddis green Ice Dub body perfectly mimics the translucent appearance of caddis larvae, while…

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Egan's Headstand

The Egan's Headstand is a unique and effective nymph pattern designed to ride hook point up. It's created to imitate a variety of aquatic insects and has a bead to help it sink quickly while also…

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Egan's Purple Dart

The Purple Dart is a Euro-specific pattern designed by Lance Egan that effectively matches the look and feel of mayfly nymphs when they are on the move. The combination of purple dubbing and…

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Egan's Rainbow Warrior Perdigon

Egan's Rainbow Warrior Perdigon combines the proven color scheme of Lance Egan's original Rainbow Warrior with the Spanish perdigon style for a dense, fast-sinking nymph. The pearl tinsel body…

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Egan's Red Dart

The Red Dart is a design combining the best parts of a couple of old favorite fly patterns and applying current materials. Created by Lance Egan at the 2011 World Fly Fishing Championships in…

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Espresso Midge

A slim midge pattern in dark brown tones designed for euro nymphing techniques. The simple thread body with copper ribbing creates a realistic segmented appearance that imitates both midge larvae and…

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Euro Golden Stone

The Euro Golden Stone is designed to imitate the golden stonefly nymph, a favorite meal of trout. Its realistic profile and weighted body make it an effective fly for catching trout in fast-moving…

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Euro Iron Lotus

The Euro Iron Lotus is a heavily weighted nymph pattern that sinks quickly to the bottom, where trout often feed. Its slim profile allows it to cut through the water efficiently, and its bright…

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Euro Pheasant Tail

A variant of the traditional Pheasant Tail nymph, the Euro Pheasant Tail incorporates a tungsten bead to get the fly deep quickly. This pattern is highly effective in fast moving water and is a go-to…

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Euro Rainbow Warrior

The Euro Rainbow Warrior is a heavily modified version of Rainbow Warrior, designed to attract trout with its vibrant color and flashiness. The fly sinks quickly and is particularly effective in deep…

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Euro Stone

The Euro Stone is a compact, heavy stonefly nymph designed for euro nymphing techniques. The black pheasant tail body and ostrich herl thorax create a buggy, realistic profile while the slotted…

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Euro Tungsten Surveyor

The Euro Tungsten Surveyor is a versatile nymph pattern that can imitate a variety of aquatic insects. The tungsten bead head helps the fly sink quickly to where the fish are feeding. A hotspot…

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Europe 12 Variant

The Europe 12 Variant is a euro nymph pattern designed by Josko Pegan. This effective pattern works well in a variety of water conditions and is tied with traditional materials for a proven…

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Extra Super Jig

The Extra Super Jig was created because the designer got tired of trying to get colored resin to do exactly what they wanted it to do. This pattern uses a tag of thread for the hot spot, a…

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Faded Baetis

The Faded Baetis is a subtle yet effective Baetis imitation designed for pressured tailwater trout. The unique thread-over-tinsel technique creates a muted flash that entices takes without spooking…

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Frenchie

The Frenchie is essentially a simplified Pheasant Tail nymph pattern, with the addition of a hot spot made from bright dubbing. This pattern is incredibly versatile and effective for a wide range of…

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Glass Jig Minnow

The Glass Jig Minnow is a realistic micro baitfish pattern designed for euro nymphing situations. Featuring Shimmerbou for a durable, subtly flashy tail and Lateral Scale body material for a…

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Graffam's Hustler

Graffam's Hustler is a proven Euro nymph pattern that combines classic pheasant tail construction with modern competition techniques. The combination of natural pheasant tail body, peacock Ice Dub…

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Guide's Choice Hare's Ear Jig

A guide-approved variation of the classic hare's ear nymph optimized for Euro nymphing techniques. The jig hook presentation and tungsten bead ensure quick sink rates, while the prominent wing case…

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Hare Bomb

The Hare Bomb is a heavily-weighted euro nymph designed to get down fast in swift water. Built with premium hare's mask dubbing throughout, the pattern features picked-out guard hairs that create a…

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Hare Bomb Euro Nymph

A heavily weighted euro nymph designed by Cheech that combines the classic hare's ear profile with modern competition techniques. The jig-back tungsten bead provides quick sink rates while the dubbed…

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Ice Hare's Ear

The Ice Hare's Ear is a modern take on the classic Hare's Ear that substitutes Ice Dub for traditional dubbing, creating a flashier and more translucent pattern while maintaining the buggy profile…

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Idaho Stank

The Idaho Stank is a modern perdigon-style euro nymph designed by Cheech in October 2018. Its distinctive pink body quill with red highlights creates an eye-catching profile that excels in…

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Jelly Jig

The Jelly Jig is a simple, quick tie that features the Semperfli Gel Core Body material, giving the fly excellent movement and translucency in the water. The gel core construction creates lifelike…

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Jig Montana Sally

The Jig Montana Sally is a modern euro-style stonefly nymph designed by Cheech that effectively imitates yellow stoneflies and yellow sally nymphs. The tungsten bead and jig hook create an inverted…

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Jig Thread Midge

The Jig Thread Midge, also known as the "Yong Special," is a versatile midge pupa pattern that works equally well on euro rigs or under a dry fly. This minimalist design by Cheech at Fly Fish Food…

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Jigged Garbage Sow Bug

The Jigged Garbage Sow Bug is the same fly as the normal Garbage Sowbug, but tied on a jig hook with the shellback in the proper orientation. While sowbugs tumble naturally in the water, having the…

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Jigged Prince Nymph

The Prince Nymph Jig is a modern variation of the classic Prince Nymph, designed to be fished on a European-style nymphing rig. This pattern is effective for a variety of freshwater game species. The…

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Leggy Euro Copper John

The Leggy Euro Copper John is a variation of the classic Copper John nymph pattern that incorporates rubber legs for added movement. This fly excels in heavy current and gets down quickly to where…

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May ICU - Brown

The May ICU - Brown is a clever mayfly nymph designed by Norman Maktima, a signature tyer for Umpqua and long-time Team USA competitor. This quick-to-tie pattern features a slender body, CDC collar,…

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Mil Spec Perdigon

A military-inspired olive perdigon designed for competitive euro nymphing. The slim profile created by the Hends Body Quill and UV resin coating allows for a fast sink rate while maintaining a…

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Mini Perdigon

The Mini Perdigon is a simple yet highly effective euro nymph designed to sink quickly in the water column. Its compact profile and tungsten bead make it ideal for reaching trout feeding deep in…

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Momma's Boy

The Momma's Boy is a jig-style caddis pupa imitation featuring a slotted tungsten bead for proper hook-point-up orientation and quick sink rate. This buggy pattern combines a nymph skin body over ice…